diff --git a/apps/aiplugin/BUILD b/apps/aiplugin/BUILD
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index 0000000..24858bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/aiplugin/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+BUNDLES = [
+    "//apps/aiplugin/api:onos-apps-aiplugin-api",
+    "//apps/aiplugin/app:onos-apps-aiplugin-app",
+]
+
+onos_app(
+    category = "AI",
+    description = "ONOS AI plugin application.",
+    included_bundles = BUNDLES,
+    origin = "ONOS Community",
+    title = "ONOS AI plugin ",
+    url = "http://onosproject.org",
+)
diff --git a/apps/aiplugin/api/BUILD b/apps/aiplugin/api/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d486c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/aiplugin/api/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+osgi_jar_with_tests(
+    deps = CORE_DEPS + JACKSON,
+)
diff --git a/apps/aiplugin/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/RestService.java b/apps/aiplugin/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/RestService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38d9422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/aiplugin/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/RestService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.aiplugin;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+
+/**
+ * Manages REST Communication with AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) APIs.
+ * Interacts with datamonitor and analytics manager modules
+ */
+public interface RestService {
+    /**
+     * Get list of template categories available in AIaaS.
+     *
+     * @return JSON list of template categories
+     */
+    ObjectNode getTemplateNames();
+
+    /**
+     * Show the list of templates from the chosen category.
+     *
+     * @param categoryId Id of the template categories
+     * @return List of templates available from the chosen category
+     */
+    ObjectNode showTemplates(Integer categoryId);
+
+    /**
+     * Create a template out of any category.
+     *
+     * @param categoryId  Id of the template categories
+     * @param templateId  Id of the template from the list in the chosen category
+     * @param requestBody YAML template needs to be created
+     * @return Template Creation Response
+     */
+    ObjectNode createTemplate(Integer categoryId, Integer templateId, String requestBody);
+
+    /**
+     * @param templateId  Id of the datasource template
+     * @param requestBody JSON data to train and predict
+     * @return Data Insertion Status
+     */
+    ObjectNode insertData(Integer templateId, String requestBody);
+
+    /**
+     * Get training status of the template.
+     *
+     * @param categoryId Id of the template categories
+     * @param templateId Id of the template from the list in the chosen category
+     * @return Training Status of the chosen template
+     */
+    ObjectNode getTrainingStatus(Integer categoryId, Integer templateId);
+
+    /**
+     * Get Predictions for the chosen template.
+     *
+     * @param categoryId  Id of the template categories
+     * @param templateId  Id of the template from the list in the chosen category
+     * @param requestBody Input values to the chosen template
+     * @return JSON Predictions for the chosen prediction template
+     */
+    ObjectNode getPredictions(Integer categoryId, Integer templateId, String requestBody);
+}
+
diff --git a/apps/aiplugin/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/package-info.java b/apps/aiplugin/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d98292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/aiplugin/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Sample application that assigns and manages AIaaS.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.aiplugin;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/aiplugin/app/BUILD b/apps/aiplugin/app/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2de1d42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/aiplugin/app/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+COMPILE_DEPS = CORE_DEPS + JACKSON + KRYO + REST + CLI + [
+    "//core/store/serializers:onos-core-serializers",
+    "//apps/aiplugin/api:onos-apps-aiplugin-api",
+]
+
+osgi_jar(
+    deps = COMPILE_DEPS,
+)
diff --git a/apps/aiplugin/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/rest/RestClient.java b/apps/aiplugin/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/rest/RestClient.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbb99d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/aiplugin/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/rest/RestClient.java
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.aiplugin.rest;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.client.Client;
+import javax.ws.rs.client.ClientBuilder;
+import javax.ws.rs.client.Entity;
+import javax.ws.rs.client.Invocation;
+import javax.ws.rs.client.WebTarget;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import static com.google.common.net.MediaType.JSON_UTF_8;
+import static java.net.HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK;
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Activate;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.onosproject.aiplugin.RestService;
+
+/**
+ * Manages REST Communication with AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) APIs.
+ * Interacts with datamonitor and analytics manager modules
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true, service = RestService.class)
+public class RestClient implements RestService {
+    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+    private static final String UTF_8 = JSON_UTF_8.toString();
+    private static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
+    private final String url;
+
+    @Activate
+    protected void activate() {
+        log.info("Started AI Adapter Service");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    public void deactive() {
+        log.info("Stopped AI Adapter Service");
+    }
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param aiServerIpAddress the IP address of the ai server
+     * @param aiServerPort the port for the REST service on ai server
+     */
+    RestClient(String aiServerIpAddress, int aiServerPort) {
+        this.url = "http://" + aiServerIpAddress + ":"
+                + aiServerPort;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Gets a client web resource builder.
+     *
+     * @param localUrl the URL to access AIaaS
+     * @return web resource builder
+     */
+    private Invocation.Builder getClientBuilder(String localUrl) {
+        log.info("URL: {}", localUrl);
+        Client client = ClientBuilder.newClient();
+        WebTarget wt = client.target(localUrl);
+        return wt.request(UTF_8);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds a REST client and fetches AI mapping data in JSON format.
+     *
+     * @return the JSON if REST GET succeeds, otherwise return null
+     */
+    private ObjectNode getRest(String endpoint) {
+        Invocation.Builder builder = getClientBuilder(endpoint);
+        Response response = builder.get();
+
+        if (response.getStatus() != HTTP_OK) {
+            log.info("REST GET request returned error code {}",
+                    response.getStatus());
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        String jsonString = builder.get(String.class);
+        log.info("Fetched JSON string: {}", jsonString);
+
+        JsonNode node;
+        try {
+            node = MAPPER.readTree(jsonString);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to read JSON string", e);
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return (ObjectNode) node;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds a REST client and posts templates and prediction inputs in YAML format.
+     * @param endpoint API endpoint in AIaaS
+     * @param requestBody YAML templates OR JSON Prediction Inputs
+     * @param requestBodyType Specifies the MediaType (Either YAML Or JSON)
+     * @return Template Creation Status OR Predictions
+     */
+    private ObjectNode postRest(String endpoint, String requestBody, String requestBodyType) {
+        Invocation.Builder builder = getClientBuilder(endpoint);
+        Response response = builder.post(Entity.entity(requestBody, requestBodyType));
+
+        if (response.getStatus() != HTTP_OK) {
+            log.info("REST POST request returned error code {}",
+                    response.getStatus());
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        String jsonString = builder.get(String.class);
+        log.info("Fetched JSON string: {}", jsonString);
+
+        JsonNode node;
+        try {
+            node = MAPPER.readTree(jsonString);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to read JSON string", e);
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return (ObjectNode) node;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get list of template categories available in AIaaS.
+     *
+     * @return JSON list of template categories
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ObjectNode getTemplateNames() {
+        String endpoint = url + "/getTemplateCategories";
+        return getRest(endpoint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the list of templates from the chosen category.
+     *
+     * @param categoryId Id of the template categories
+     * @return List of templates available from the chosen category
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ObjectNode showTemplates(Integer categoryId) {
+        String endpoint = url + "/showTemplates/" + categoryId;
+        return getRest(endpoint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a template out of any category.
+     *
+     * @param categoryId Id of the template categories
+     * @param templateId Id of the template from the list in the chosen category
+     * @param requestBody YAML template needs to be created
+     * @return Template Creation Response
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ObjectNode createTemplate(Integer categoryId, Integer templateId, String requestBody) {
+        String endpoint = url + "/createTemplate/" + categoryId + templateId;
+        return postRest(endpoint, requestBody, "application/yaml");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param templateId Id of the datasource template
+     * @param requestBody JSON data to train and predict
+     * @return Data Insertion Status
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ObjectNode insertData(Integer templateId, String requestBody) {
+        String endpoint = url + "/insertData/" + templateId;
+        return postRest(endpoint, requestBody, "application/json");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get training status of the template.
+     *
+     * @param categoryId Id of the template categories
+     * @param templateId Id of the template from the list in the chosen category
+     * @return Training Status of the chosen template
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ObjectNode getTrainingStatus(Integer categoryId, Integer templateId) {
+        String endpoint = url + "/getTrainingStatus/" + categoryId + templateId;
+        return getRest(endpoint);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get Predictions for the chosen template.
+     *
+     * @param categoryId Id of the template categories
+     * @param templateId Id of the template from the list in the chosen category
+     * @param requestBody Input values to the chosen template
+     * @return JSON Predictions for the chosen prediction template
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ObjectNode getPredictions(Integer categoryId, Integer templateId, String requestBody) {
+        String endpoint = url + "/getPredictions/" + categoryId + templateId;
+        return postRest(endpoint, requestBody, "application/json");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/aiplugin/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/rest/package-info.java b/apps/aiplugin/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/rest/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0447ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/aiplugin/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/aiplugin/rest/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Sample application that assigns and manages AIaaS.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.aiplugin.rest;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/build/bazel/modules.bzl b/tools/build/bazel/modules.bzl
index 3e920a3..b6bde50 100644
--- a/tools/build/bazel/modules.bzl
+++ b/tools/build/bazel/modules.bzl
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
 
 APP_MAP = {
     "//apps/acl:onos-apps-acl-oar": [],
+    "//apps/aiplugin:onos-apps-aiplugin-oar": [],
     "//apps/artemis:onos-apps-artemis-oar": [],
     "//apps/bgprouter:onos-apps-bgprouter-oar": [],
     "//apps/castor:onos-apps-castor-oar": [],